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Monday, July 5, 2010

"Best Of" Week--What to Pack in your Disney Diaper Bag

I am a rather organized person. I like lists and spreadsheets and doing my research on a given topic. This even extends to what to carry in my Disney diaper bag. For months prior to our April 2010 trip, I searched the internet for ideas on what I should and shouldn't carry. So now the work is done for you. This list was for a 12 month old child who was still using formula and bottles and ate mostly table food.

First we should start with the bag itself. If you look back at my review on my Maclaren Volo stroller, you'll see that I didn't have much storage space available there. We wanted to travel light anyway. We've all been guilty of overpacking from time to time, but it pays to put a little extra thought into the Disney diaper bag and pare things down a bit. I found a good diaper backpack ($10) at a local resale event. It was a navy blue Eddie Bauer bag with nothing that screamed diaper bag. This was key because my husband would be carrying this bag most of the time at the parks and it has been designated as his bag when he takes the girl out on Sunday afternoons to give me a break. It has various sections of good sizes that let us separate different categories of supplies. For Christmas, I got a backpack for the digital SLR camera on indefinite loan from my father. I carried that bag with the cameras and my personal items. I really like it and will review it at some point in the future. Lowepro Fastpack 100 (Red)

Here are the supplies I packed in the diaper bag and some notes on what did and didn't work.

antibacterial wipes--I like the regular sized travel packs. I had gotten some oversized wipes but those didn't fit in my bag and seem like overkill

applesauce cup--maybe used one that week

bandaids

bibs--disposable bibs are great at WDW! I had Pampers bibs.

birthday cards for characters etc to sign (separate post coming)

bottles--2

burp cloth--multi-purpose

change of clothes--never needed this. Next trip she'll be 18 months, so I'll carry a onesie for an emergency. If something crazy happens, then I have a great excuse to go shopping. If we were visiting in the warmer months, I'd take a change of clothes to allow for playtime in the fountains.

changing pad

clothes pins--carried these with the intention of pinning a thin blanket to the stroller to make a shade when Tink was sleeping but never needed them

diaper garbage bags--I always have the version of this without the duck in our diaper bags. (Thanks Keri!)

diapers--I packed about 8 but didn't need nearly that many.

extra tote bag--One of the reusable shopping bags that folds into a very small pouch. This came in handy several times.

formula--Tink was having formula at meals and at bedtime, so I carried two of the single packs that make 4 oz each.

pen for characters

poncho--I carried one of the tiny emergency style ones this time.

rain cover--My stroller came with its own rain cover. I kept it in the organizer bag on the stroller.

sippy cup and leash--I put 'no throw' straps on either side of the stroller to hold a sippy cup and a toy. If Tink dropped her drink or toy, we didn't lose them.

small blanket--Receiving blankets have lots of uses.

small book and toy

snack container--I have a formula dispenser that I like better as a snack holder. Its three compartments are great for holding cheerios, yogurt drops, etc. Or the divider comes out and you can carry a large amount of one snack.

snacks--These little apple snacks are fabulous! I got Mickey and Princess packs. They have lots of other fruits but we've only tried the apples. The Gerber yogurt drops were fantastic on the bus.

spoons--the take and toss kind

sunblock

sunhat

sweatshirt--I carried a lightweight hoodie jacket but we never used it. Some places at WDW are really chilly, so I'd carry it again, just in case.

1 comment:

I love to carry what I call my "1qt 1st aid kit. I had 3 kids on our last trip (4,2,4months) and we used it several times for trips and bumps. It solves a multitude of issues when you have cream and a bandage. You can read more about it at http://disneydivatips.blogspot.com/2010/04/quart-size-first-aid-kit.html

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